He could have been born in either America or England. His birthdate and birthplace are not known. This plantation was located across the James River from Jamestown. The couple lived at Rolfe's plantation on Hog Island.
Pocahontas and Rolfe were married on 5 April 1614 at either the church in Jamestown or in Henricus. In early April 1614, Pocahontas declared herself a Christian. He assured the governor that he was "motivated not by the desire of affection (attraction), but for the good of this plantation, for the honor of our country, for the Glory of God, for my salvation." He expressed both his love for her and his belief that he would be saving her soul. He wrote a letter to the governor asking permission to marry Pocahontas. Rolfe was a widower and a successful tobacco planter. Pocahontas met 28 year old colonist John Rolfe during her captivity in Henricus. This marriage ended by custom when she was captured by the English in 1613. It is unknown where the couple lived or if they had children. Helen Rountree writes that Pocahontas married a warrior and commoner named Kocoum. She told her people that she would rather remain with the English. When her father released his prisoners and returned some tools, Pocahontas rebuked him for valuing axes and firearms more than his daughter. She embraced Christianity and the way of life. She improved her English skills during this time. Pocahontas's captivity lasted about a year. Argall demanded the release of Powhatan's prisoners and the return of weapons and tools. He lured her aboard his ship and made her captive. In April 1613, Captain Samuel Argall learned Pocahontas was visiting a village on the Potomac River. The Abduction of Pocahontas (1619, Johann Theodor de Bry)Īs Jamestown expanded and settlements were built along the James, conflicts between the Indians and the English arose. She wove cords from fibers while sitting at the fireside with girls. In the evenings, she listened to songs and stories about the gods and her people's past. She took care of siblings, she cooked, she tanned hides, she searched for berries and other edible foods, she tended the corn, beans, and squashes in the gardens of her people. Her girlhood was much like the girlhood of others in the alliance. She had a name known only to her parents. By the age of ten, the child was nicknamed Pocahontas, which means "playful one". Her mother was a woman of no social importance. Her father was Powhatan, the chief of an alliance of tribes in Virginia. In his chapter "Living with Europeans," Richter quotes John Smith (supposedly) directly quoting Pocahontas, and argues "at least three powerful messages emerge": what are these three messages and how are they significant? STEP 3.The year of Pocahontas's birth is unknown, but Camilla Townsend, author of Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma, suggests that she was born about 1597. Read, explore, and learn to ask specific questions of the text. Be specific in questioning the texts - use quotes within your question.Begin to make your case through your questions.Post these questions to your blog post.While answering the primary question, "Who was Pocahontas?"Ĭreate a list of at least 10 additional questions Have you seen the 1995 Disney film (or the 1998 sequel)?Ĭonsider the sources below as well as ones you discover in your own reading and Google research.īe sure to site your sources (links) as you post to your own blog. What do you already know about Pocahontas?
WHO WAS POCAHONTAS PLUS
plus initial notes and thoughts towards a final essay. Why does this mythical woman still "grip the American imagination" (305)?īelow I have curated a multistep self-guided lesson including films, images, essays, primary sources, and two poems.ģ. Inspired by the new textbook, Conversations in American Literature, published by Bedford St. Watch my first Google Hangout for an introduction to this lesson: A self-guided lesson in the myth-making of America's first heroine
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